ehmorris / dotfiles

My portable development environment

Repo Setup

Run install.sh from the Dotfiles directory to symlink all the config files/folders. It's fine to run install.sh multiple times.

All the vim bundle plugins are submodules

• If you're pulling this repo down for the first time or updating all the submodules, do this:

git submodule update --init --recursive

• To add a new one, do something like this:

git submodule add [email protected]:plasticboy/vim-markdown.git vim/bundle/vim-markdown

• To blow away local submodule changes run:

git submodule foreach git reset --hard

more on submodules here

Computer Setup

Important setup

• Set computer name
• Encrypt hard drive
• Install Dropbox and wait for syncing
• Install dotfiles
• Install Apple command line tools (installs git, gcc, etc.)

Important Apps

• iTerm
• MacVim
• VSCode
• Spectacle
• Dropbox
• Firefox
• Chrome
• MacDown
• LICEcap
• Figma
• Spotify

Nitpicks

System Preferences

• Set mission control settings (don’t rearrange spaces)
• Enable/disable specific trackpad gestures
• Enable running apps from anywhere in the security section
• Login to Google etc. in Internet Accounts
• Turn off guest user account
• Turn off notification sounds / set notification settings
• Enable zooming without smoothing to see pixel details (accessibility)
• Set key repeat rate very high and delay very low
• Set caps lock to ctrl (system prefs > keyboard > modifier keys)

Other

• Set Safari and Firefox to not cache or store anything, delete bookmarks, set homepage to a blank page, show develop menu, etc.
• Set Spectacle shortcuts
• Set desktop background
• Set desktop icon view settings
• Disable thumbnail mode in the screeshot tool
• Set finder sidebar preferences and other finder preferences (hidden files)
• Set iTerm and terminal preferences for font size etc.
• Set textedit's default format mode to "plain text"
• Organize dock
• Connect phone and "trust", disable any apps from auto-opening when phone is connected
• Connect to whatever relevant projectors/TVs and set preferred monitor settings
• Disable startup apps in System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Items
• Setup SSH with GitHub